Heading 8211: Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives…
Every line of heading 8211 in the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule, with its general (column 1) duty rate. Open a code for the landed cost calculator, trade agreement rates and email alerts if the rate changes.
Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof
Chapter 82: Tools, implements, cutlery and tableware of base metal. Schedule checked on November 8, 2026.
Not always the total: additional chapter 99 duties (such as Section 232 or Section 301), antidumping or countervailing duties may apply depending on the country of origin. See recent chapter 99 changes →
Tariff lines
| HTS code | Official description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8211.10.00.00 | Sets of assorted articles | The rate of duty applicable to that article in the set subject to the highest rate of duty |
| 8211.91 | Table knives having fixed blades: | |
| 8211.91.10.00 | Knives with silver-plated handles | Free |
| 8211.91.20.00 | Valued under 25¢ each, not over 25.9 cm in overall length | 0.4¢ each + 6.4% |
| 8211.91.25.00 | Other | 0.4¢ each + 6.8% |
| 8211.91.30.00 | Valued under 25¢ each, not over 25.9 cm in overall length | 0.9¢ each + 10.6% |
| 8211.91.40.00 | Other | 0.3¢ each + 3.7% |
| 8211.91.50 | Knives with rubber or plastic handles | 0.7¢ each + 3.7% |
| 8211.91.50.30 | Steak knives | |
| 8211.91.50.60 | Other | |
| 8211.91.80 | Other | 0.3¢ each + 4.9% |
| 8211.91.80.30 | Steak knives | |
| 8211.91.80.60 | Other | |
| 8211.92 | Other knives having fixed blades: | |
| 8211.92.20.00 | Kitchen and butcher knives | 0.8¢ each + 4.6% |
| 8211.92.40 | Other | 1¢ each + 4.6% |
| 8211.92.40.50 | Sheath-type knives | |
| 8211.92.40.60 | Other | |
| 8211.92.60.00 | Hunting knives with wood handles | 4.4% |
| 8211.92.90 | Other | 0.4¢ each + 6.1% |
| 8211.92.90.30 | Kitchen and butcher knives | |
| 8211.92.90.45 | Sheath-type knives | |
| 8211.92.90.60 | Other | |
| 8211.93.00 | Knives having other than fixed blades | 3¢ each + 5.4% |
| 8211.93.00.31 | Folding two-handled multi-use tools in which one or more tools are housed in each handle and one or more of the tools is a folding knife blade | |
| 8211.93.00.35 | Pen knives, pocket knives and other knives which have folding blades | |
| 8211.93.00.60 | Other (including parts) | |
| 8211.94 | Blades: | |
| 8211.94.10.00 | For knives having fixed blades | 0.16¢ each + 2.2% |
| 8211.94.50.00 | Other | 1¢ each + 5.4% |
| 8211.95 | Handles of base metal: | |
| 8211.95.10.00 | For table knives having fixed blades | 0.3¢ each + 4.9% |
| 8211.95.50.00 | For other knives having fixed blades | 0.4¢ each + 6.1% |
| 8211.95.90.00 | Other | 3¢ each + 5.4% |
Exporting this product from the U.S.?
Exports are reported with Schedule B numbers. Heading 8211 has 6 of them. Schedule B lookup →
- 8211.10.0000SETS OF ASSORTED KNIVES AND BLADES AND BASE METAL PARTS THEREOF EXCEPT KNIVES OF 8208
- 8211.91.0001TABLE KNIVES HAVING FIXED BLADES
- 8211.92.0001OTHER KNIVES HAVING FIXED BLADES
- 8211.93.0001KNIVES HAVING OTHER THAN FIXED BLADES
- 8211.94.0000BLADES FOR KNIVES
- 8211.95.0000HANDLES OF BASE METAL FOR KNIVES WITH CUTTING BLADES, OTHER THAN THOSE OF 8208
Source: U.S. International Trade Commission, Harmonized Tariff Schedule; Schedule B: U.S. Census Bureau. Information only, not legal or customs advice; U.S. Customs and Border Protection decides the classification and the duty. Confirm with a licensed customs broker before you ship.
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